Is Metabolic Syndrome Useful for Identifying Youths with Obesity at Risk for NAFLD?

• Main Authors: Procolo Di Bonito (Author), Anna Di Sessa (Author), Maria Rosaria Licenziati (Author), Domenico Corica (Author), Malgorzata Wasniewska (Author), Giuseppina Rosaria Umano (Author), Anita Morandi (Author), Claudio Maffeis (Author), Maria Felicia Faienza (Author), Enza Mozzillo (Author), Valeria Calcaterra (Author), Francesca Franco (Author), Giulio Maltoni (Author), Giuliana Valerio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The definition of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in childhood is controversial. Recently, a modified version of the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definition was proposed using reference data from an international population for high waist circumference (WC) and blood pressure (BP), while the fi...